Salt Lake City v. Ohms

881 P.2d 844 (1994)

SALT LAKE CITY, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Mason A. OHMS, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 930580.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 18, 1994.

Cheryl D. Luke, Salt Lake City, for Salt Lake City.

David L. Sanders, Salt Lake City, for Ohms.

RUSSON, Justice:

Mason A. Ohms appeals his conviction of giving false or misleading information to a police officer, a class C misdemeanor, in violation of Salt Lake City Ordinance § 11.04.100. We reverse and remand.

I. FACTS

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on August 25, 1992, a disturbance involving the distribution of beer erupted in the third-level plaza area…